December 2017
Weather in Letchworth Garden City, day by day
Mean temperature
4.4°C
Station average 5.4°C
Highest
12.3°C
On Sat 30 Dec
Lowest
−4.5°C
On Tue 12 Dec
Rain
69.2 mm
121% of the station average, 57.3 mm
Wet days
22
With 0.2 mm of rain or more
Wettest day
12.2 mm
On Wed 27 Dec
Strongest gust
28 mph
On Wed 6 Dec
Highest pressure
1035.6 hPa
Lowest 971.5 hPa
How it compares
The 6th coldest December of the 18 on record, and the coldest since 2012.
The 6th wettest December of the 18 on record, and the wettest since 2012.
Day by day
| Day | High | Low | Rain | Gust |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | 5.1°C | 1.0°C | 0.4 mm | 14 mph |
| Sat 2 | 5.8°C | 1.3°C | 0.2 mm | 5 mph |
| Sun 3 | 8.5°C | 5.5°C | 0.4 mm | 7 mph |
| Mon 4 | 8.4°C | 1.9°C | 0.0 mm | 7 mph |
| Tue 5 | 7.4°C | 6.3°C | 0.0 mm | 12 mph |
| Wed 6 | 9.3°C | 6.6°C | 0.0 mm | 28 mph |
| Thu 7 | 11.3°C | 2.7°C | 3.0 mm | 27 mph |
| Fri 8 | 3.2°C | −0.7°C | 0.0 mm | 18 mph |
| Sat 9 | 2.9°C | −1.7°C | 0.0 mm | 12 mph |
| Sun 10 | 0.2°C | −1.4°C | 8.4 mm | 11 mph |
| Mon 11 | 1.1°C | −2.3°C | 10.0 mm | 16 mph |
| Tue 12 | 3.4°C | −4.5°C | 0.8 mm | 15 mph |
| Wed 13 | 6.1°C | 2.1°C | 2.6 mm | 24 mph |
| Thu 14 | 5.6°C | 1.4°C | 0.0 mm | 20 mph |
| Fri 15 | 4.5°C | 0.6°C | 3.6 mm | 15 mph |
| Sat 16 | 2.9°C | −1.4°C | 0.2 mm | 12 mph |
| Sun 17 | 8.2°C | −2.2°C | 2.4 mm | 14 mph |
| Mon 18 | 5.3°C | −0.9°C | 0.2 mm | 9 mph |
| Tue 19 | 6.9°C | −0.7°C | 0.2 mm | 7 mph |
| Wed 20 | 9.9°C | 6.9°C | 0.2 mm | 7 mph |
| Thu 21 | 10.7°C | 8.1°C | 0.2 mm | 12 mph |
| Fri 22 | 9.7°C | 7.9°C | 0.0 mm | 10 mph |
| Sat 23 | 8.7°C | 7.4°C | 0.0 mm | 15 mph |
| Sun 24 | 9.2°C | 7.4°C | 0.0 mm | 20 mph |
| Mon 25 | 9.3°C | 4.4°C | 5.2 mm | 28 mph |
| Tue 26 | 5.8°C | 2.4°C | 11.6 mm | 24 mph |
| Wed 27 | 6.1°C | −0.6°C | 12.2 mm | 19 mph |
| Thu 28 | 3.8°C | −1.2°C | 0.2 mm | 15 mph |
| Fri 29 | 7.2°C | −1.6°C | 4.0 mm | 25 mph |
| Sat 30 | 12.3°C | 3.9°C | 2.2 mm | 28 mph |
| Sun 31 | 12.2°C | 5.6°C | 1.0 mm | 27 mph |
Weather fronts
- Likely cold front · Thu 7 Dec, 11:00
- Likely cold front · Wed 13 Dec, 14:45
- Likely cold front · Fri 15 Dec, 03:30
- Likely warm front · Sun 17 Dec, 17:15
- Likely cold front · Mon 25 Dec, 22:00
- Likely cold front · Wed 27 Dec, 02:30
- Likely warm front · Fri 29 Dec, 09:30
- Likely cold front · Fri 29 Dec, 11:15
- Likely warm front · Sat 30 Dec, 05:15
Found automatically from this station’s readings alone, so likely rather than certain. What’s a front?
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Rainfall up to yesterday is from the Environment Agency’s rain gauges near Letchworth: the station’s own gauge is sheltered by nearby buildings and trees and catches less than falls. Today’s is the station’s. Contains Environment Agency information © Environment Agency and/or database right, under the Open Government Licence.